On the ground floor, otherwise known as the Esplanade, there is an information desk, a casual buffet-style eatery, and ...

Two American tourists have filed a complaint with Paris police, saying they were attacked near the Eiffel Tower by street ...

The radical cast-iron tower was built for the 1889 World Fair and the centenary of the 1789 Revolution by engineer Gustave Eiffel ... There are souvenir shops, two restaurants and several cafés.

It was designed and built by the firm Eiffel et ... sections of the tower at three different heights. The first level is 189 feet high and includes an observation area, souvenir shops, history ...

Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters IMAGE: Flowers are seen near the Eiffel Tower on a sunny winter day in Paris. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters IMAGE: A souvenir vendor sells Eiffel Tower models ...